News of this people
- Livro procura valorizar o modo de vida dos Tapebas
11/05/2013 - MPF/CE quer garantir posse legítima de terra aos tapebas
08/05/2013 - Assaltantes matam vigia de uma escola indígena
22/03/2013
Inhabited lands
- Tapeba
Foto: José Cordeiro, 1985
Tapeba
- Other names
Tapebano, Perna-de-pau - Where they are
CE - How many
6.600 (Funasa, 2010) - Linguistic family
Introduction
The Tapeba are the product of an historical process of ethnic emergence of portions of various indigenous societies who were settled in the Village of Nossa Senhora dos Prazeres de Caucaia - which gave rise to the municipality of the same name, in the metropolitan region of Fortaleza, state of Ceará. By virtue of the specific manner in which they comprise a distinct group within the regional society, discussion of their indigenous identity has marked their recent history, particularly the process of official recognition of their territory by the State.
